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Common names: Blackspotted catshark, Black-spotted catshark
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Tropical and temperate distribution in Western Australia (Lower W coast, N coast) (Ref. 75154). Occurs only in southwestern Australia, from Recherche Archipelago to the Houtman Abrolhos (Ref. 6871). Common on coastal reefs (Ref. 6871). Records from Northern Australia and Queensland are erroneous (Ref. 6778, 6779). Also Ref. 244.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Australian blackspot catshark, Chien à taches noires, Pejegato estrellado, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Ελασμοβράγχιοι (καρχαρίες και σαλάχια) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Aulohalaelurus: aulon (Gr.), channel or groove, being a form of Halaelurus (now in Pentanchidae) with “conspicuous labial folds”. (See ETYFish); labiosus: Latin for large-lipped, referring to its prominent labial folds or furrows. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Waite.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς). Subtropical; 28°S - 36°S

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Eastern Indian Ocean: confined to Western Australia.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 54 - ? cm
Max length : 67.0 cm TL (female)

Inhabits shallow coastal habitats and offshore reefs (Ref. 6871). Nocturnal (Ref. 6871). Probably oviparous (Ref. 6871).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite, 1905)